Jake Sinclair
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{for|the musician|Jake Sinclair (musician)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jake Sinclair
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|11|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bath, England
| height =
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Mangotsfield United
| youthyears1 = 2003–2013
| youthclubs1 = Southampton
| years1 = 2013–2015 | clubs1 = Southampton | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = → Hibernian (loan) | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = Frome Town | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = Hereford | caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5 = 2017 | clubs5 = Frome Town | caps5 = | goals5 =
| years6 = 2017– | clubs6 = Mangotsfield United | caps6 = | goals6 =
| club-update = 15:12, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
}}
Jake Tony Sinclair (born 29 November 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Mangotsfield United. He has played professionally for Southampton and Hibernian.
Career
Sinclair joined Southampton at the academy level at the age of eight years.{{cite web|title=Jake Sinclair|url=http://www.thesaintshub.com/jakesinclair.html|work=The Saints Hub|accessdate=27 August 2013}} He made his professional debut for Southampton's first-team on 27 August 2013 against Barnsley at Oakwell Stadium in the Football League Cup in which he came on in the 90th minute for Emmanuel Mayuka as Southampton won the match 5–1.{{cite news|title=Southampton moved into the third round of the Capital One Cup with a comfortable win away at Barnsley.|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23763998|work=BBC|accessdate=27 August 2013}}
On 1 September 2014, Sinclair joined Scottish Championship club Hibernian on a season-long loan.{{cite web|title=DUO TO JOIN HIBERNIAN ON LOAN|url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/4776|publisher=Hibernian F.C.|date=1 September 2014|accessdate=1 September 2014}} He returned to Southampton on 12 January.{{cite web|title=SINCLAIR RETURNS TO SOUTHAMPTON|url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/5100|publisher=Hibernian F.C.|date=12 January 2015|accessdate=12 January 2015}}
On 30 June 2015, Southampton opted against offering Sinclair a new contract and therefore he was released with five other players.{{Cite news |title=Saints release six |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150526-released-list-2469966.aspx |publisher=Southampton F.C. |date=26 May 2015 |access-date=1 January 2016 |archive-date=26 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526202924/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20150526-released-list-2469966.aspx |url-status=dead }}
On 7 December 2015, Sinclair joined Southern Premier League side Frome Town.{{Cite news |title=News - Frome Town FC |url=http://www.frometownfc.co.uk/news.htm |publisher=Frome Town F.C. |date=7 December 2015}} Five days later, he made his debut in the 60th minute of a 1–0 defeat to King's Lynn Town.{{Cite news |title=Kings Lynn Away |url=http://www.frometownfc.co.uk/reports/kings_lynn_away.htm |publisher=Frome Town F.C. |date=12 December 2015}}
On 29 August 2016, Sinclair joined Hereford.{{Cite web|url=http://www.herefordfc.co.uk/new-signing-sinclair-joins-bulls/|title = NEW SIGNING: Sinclair Joins Bulls | Hereford FC - the Official website of Hereford FC}} On 12 May 2017, it was announced that he would leave upon the expiry of his contract.{{Cite news |title=Joel Edwards released from Hereford FC |url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/NEWS/15281776.RETAINED_LIST__Shock_as_Bulls_captain_is_released/ |publisher=Hereford FC Official Site |date=12 May 2017 |accessdate=29 June 2017}}
Personal life
Jake Sinclair is the younger brother of former Celtic player Scott Sinclair and also the brother of Martin Sinclair, a British Paralympic 7-a-side player.
Honours
Southampton
- U21 Premier League Cup: 2014–15{{cite web|title=Report: Southampton 2-1 Blackburn Rovers (Under-21 Premier League Cup final second leg)|url=https://southamptonfc.com/news/2015-04-20/report-southampton-21-blackburn-rovers-under21-premier-league-cup-final-second-leg|publisher=Southampton FC|accessdate=30 November 2016|date=20 April 2015}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
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Category:Footballers from Bath, Somerset
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Southampton F.C. players
Category:Hibernian F.C. players
Category:Frome Town F.C. players
Category:Hereford F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players